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Gladiator

In the year 180, the death of emperor Marcus Aurelius throws the Roman Empire into chaos. Maximus is one of the Roman army's most capable and trusted generals and a key advisor to the emperor. As Marcus' devious son Commodus ascends to the throne, Maximus is set to be executed. He escapes, but is captured by slave traders. Renamed Spaniard and forced to become a gladiator, Maximus must battle to the death with other men for the amusement of paying audiences.

Director

Ridley Scott

Year

Genre

action, drama, adventure

Box Office

$187,705,427

Production

Universal Pictures,Scott Free Productions,Red Wagon Entertainment,Mill Film,DreamWorks Pictures

Awards

Won 5 Oscars. 59 wins & 106 nominations total

Part of Collection

Gladiator Collection: Gladiator, Gladiator II

Maximus

Commodus

Joaquin Phoenix

Lucilla

Proximo

Marcus Aurelius

Gracchus

Juba

Falco

David Schofield

Gaius

Quintus

Hagen

Lucius

Spencer Treat Clark

Cassius

Cicero

Tigris

Sven-Ole Thorsen

Slave Trader

Praetorian Officer

Nicholas McGaughey

Scribe

Assassin #1

Assassin #2

Valerius

Praetorian Guard #1

Engineer

German Leader (as Chick Allen)

Giant Man (as Dave Nicholls)

David J. Nicholls

Rome Trainer #1 (as Al Hunter Ashton)

Narrator

Lucius' Attendant

Maximus' Wife

Maximus' Son

Giorgio Cantarini

Trainer 1 (extended edition) (as Alan Corunder)

Trainer 2 (extended edition)

Michael Mellinger

Proximo's Man (extended edition)

Officer 1 (extended edition)

Officer 2 (extended edition)

Gilly Gilchrist

Germanic Swordsman

Roman Dignitary

Germanic Soldier

Michael Dickins

Centurion

Roman Soldier

Barbarian Chieftain

Peter Francis-Wemyss

Roman Girl - scene with Maximus

CGI Motion Capture Gladiator

Kjeld Gogosha-Clark

City of Rome

Roman Soldier

Roman Soldier

Rider

Roman Soldier

Centurion

Battlefield Medic

Roman Soldier

JoÃ£o Costa Menezes

Fighter

Roman Soldier

Fighter

Antone PagÃ¡n

Sedan Chair Carrier

Norman Campbell Rees

Roman Soldier

Catapult Commander Shouts 'Loose'

German Barbarian

Roman Soldier

Christopher Say

Chief Catapult Operator

Christian Simpson

Coliseum Gladiator

Swordsman

Extra

Citizen of Rome

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Story

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Commodus Maximus Quintus Cicero Roman Soldier Marcus Aurelius Tigris Proximo Juba Lucius' Attendant Lucilla Gracchus Falco Citizen Of Rome Slave Trader Cassius German Barbarian Maximus' Son

They all say that until they're out there. - Gladiator

They all say that until they're out there.

Perhaps the scribe will be the one who wins his freedom. - Gladiator

Perhaps the scribe will be the one who wins his freedom.

Thrust this into another man's flesh, and they will applaud and love you for that. - Gladiator

Thrust this into another man's flesh, and they will...

And you, you may begin to love them for that. - Gladiator

And you, you may begin to love them for that.

Ultimately, we're all dead men. - Gladiator

Ultimately, we're all dead men.

Sadly, we cannot choose how, but we can decide how we meet that end, in order that we are remembered as men. - Gladiator

Sadly, we cannot choose how, but we can decide how we meet...

MAN 2: On the left, draw your shields! - Gladiator

MAN 2: On the left, draw your shields!

The gods favor you. - Gladiator

The gods favor you.

Still leading with the German? - Gladiator

Still leading with the German?

Some of you are thinking you won't fight, some that you can't fight. - Gladiator

Some of you are thinking you won't fight, some that you...

Thrust this into another man's flesh, and they will applaud and love you for that. - Gladiator

Thrust this into another man's flesh, and they will...

Ultimately, we're all dead men. - Gladiator

Ultimately, we're all dead men.

- Go away! - Gladiator

He enters Rome like a conquering hero. - Gladiator

He enters Rome like a conquering hero.

Your loyal subjects bid you welcome, Highness. - Gladiator

Your loyal subjects bid you welcome, Highness.

And for the loyal subjects, I trust they weren't too expensive. - Gladiator

And for the loyal subjects, I trust they weren't too...

There are many matters that require your attention. - Gladiator

There are many matters that require your attention.

For your guidance, Caesar, the Senate has prepared a series of protocols to begin addressing the many problems in the city, beginning with basic sanitation for the Greek Quarter, to combat the plague which is already springing up there. - Gladiator

For your guidance, Caesar, the Senate has prepared a series...

Don't you see, Gracchus? - Gladiator

Don't you see, Gracchus?

My father spent all his time at study, at books of learning and philosophy. - Gladiator

My father spent all his time at study, at books of learning...

He spent his twilight hours reading scrolls from the Senate. - Gladiator

He spent his twilight hours reading scrolls from the Senate.

And all the while, the people were forgotten. - Gladiator

And all the while, the people were forgotten.

But the senate is the people, sire, chosen from among the people to speak for the people. - Gladiator

But the senate is the people, sire, chosen from among the...

I doubt many of the people eat so well as you do, Gracchus. - Gladiator

I doubt many of the people eat so well as you do, Gracchus.

Then perhaps Caesar will be so good as to teach us, out of his own extensive experience. - Gladiator

Then perhaps Caesar will be so good as to teach us, out of...

I call it love. - Gladiator

I call it love.

I am their father. - Gladiator

I am their father.

Have you ever embraced someone dying of plague, sire? - Gladiator

Have you ever embraced someone dying of plague, sire?

No, but if you interrupt me again, I assure you that you shall. - Gladiator

No, but if you interrupt me again, I assure you that you...

Leave your list with me. - Gladiator

Leave your list with me.

My lady, as always, your lightest touch commands obedience. - Gladiator

My lady, as always, your lightest touch commands obedience.

It should be just you and me and Rome. - Gladiator

It should be just you and me and Rome.

Don't even think it. - Gladiator

Don't even think it.

He said it himself, it achieved nothing. - Gladiator

He said it himself, it achieved nothing.

Why? They didn't see the battles. - Gladiator

Why? They didn't see the battles.

He enters Rome like a conquering hero. - Gladiator

He enters Rome like a conquering hero.

"The greatness of Rome." Well, what is that? - Gladiator

"The greatness of Rome." Well, what is that?

It's an idea. - Gladiator

Go to your mother, Lucius. - Gladiator

Go to your mother, Lucius.

- Greatness is a vision. - Gladiator

- Greatness is a vision.

I will give the people a vision of Rome, and they'll love me for it. - Gladiator

I will give the people a vision of Rome, and they'll...

- Lucius! - Gladiator

And they'll soon forget the tedious sermonizing of a few dry old men. - Gladiator

And they'll soon forget the tedious sermonizing of a...

But the senate is the people sirechosen from among the people to speak for the peopleI doubt many of the people eat so well as you do GracchusOr have such splendid mistresses Gaius - Gladiator

But the senate is the people sirechosen from among the...

Clever. - Gladiator

I think I understand my own peopleThen perhaps Caesar will be so good as to teach usout of his own extensive experienceI call it loveI am their father The people are my childrenAnd I shall hold them to my bosom and embrace them tightlyHave you ever - Gladiator

I think I understand my own peopleThen perhaps Caesar will...

I call it love. - Gladiator

I call it love.

Take away their freedom, and still they'll roar. - Gladiator

Take away their freedom, and still they'll roar.

The beating heart of Rome is not the marble of the Senate. - Gladiator

The beating heart of Rome is not the marble of the Senate.

He'll bring them death, and they will love him for it. - Gladiator

He'll bring them death, and they will love him for it.

No, but if you interrupt me again, I assure you that you shall. - Gladiator

No, but if you interrupt me again, I assure you that you...

Senator my brother is very tiredLeave your list with me Caesar shall do all that Rome requiresMy lady as always your lightest touch commands obedience - Gladiator

Senator my brother is very tiredLeave your list with me...

Who are they to lecture meCommodus the Senate has its usesWhat uses All they do is talkIt should be just you and me and RomeDon't even think it There's always been a SenateRome has changedIt takes an emperor to rule an empireOf course but leave the people - Gladiator

Who are they to lecture meCommodus the Senate has its...

So don't just hack them to pieces, remember you are an entertainer. - Gladiator

So don't just hack them to pieces, remember you are an...

- Greatness is a vision. - Gladiator

- Greatness is a vision.

Are you not entertained? - Gladiator

Are you not entertained?

I will give the people the greatest vision of their lives. - Gladiator

I will give the people the greatest vision of their lives.

- Spaniard! - Gladiator

I'm required to kill, so I kill. - Gladiator

I'm required to kill, so I kill.

The young emperor has arranged a series of spectacles to commemorate his father, Marcus Aurelius. - Gladiator

The young emperor has arranged a series of spectacles to...

White and red wine
for your drinking pleasure! - Gladiator

White and red wine for your drinking pleasure!

I find that amusing, since it was Marcus Aurelius, the wise, the all-knowing Marcus Aurelius, that closed us down. - Gladiator

I find that amusing, since it was Marcus Aurelius, the wise,...

So finally, after five years of scratching a living in flea-infested villages, we're finally going back to where we belong. - Gladiator

So finally, after five years of scratching a living in...

Fear and wonder A powerful combinationYou really think the people are going to be seduced by thatI think he knows what Rome is Rome is the mobConjure magic for them and they'll be distractedTake away their freedom and still they'll roarThe beating heart - Gladiator

Fear and wonder A powerful combinationYou really think the...

You should see the Colosseum, Spaniard. - Gladiator

You should see the Colosseum, Spaniard.

Fifty thousand Romans, watching every movement of your sword, willing you to make that killer blow. - Gladiator

Fifty thousand Romans, watching every movement of your...

The silence before you strike and the noise afterwards. - Gladiator

The silence before you strike and the noise afterwards.

The beating heart of Rome is not the marble of the Senate - Gladiator

The beating heart of Rome is not the marble of the Senate

It rises. - Gladiator

A long time ago, the Emperor presented me with a rudius. - Gladiator

A long time ago, the Emperor presented me with a rudius.

All you do is kill, kill, kill. - Gladiator

All you do is kill, kill, kill.

You knew Marcus Aurelius? - Gladiator

You knew Marcus Aurelius?

I did not say I knew him. - Gladiator

I did not say I knew him.

I, too, want to stand in front of the Emperor, as you did. - Gladiator

I, too, want to stand in front of the Emperor, as you did.

Then listen to me. - Gladiator

Then listen to me.

Win the crowd, and you'll win your freedom. - Gladiator

Win the crowd, and you'll win your freedom.

I will give them something they've never seen before. - Gladiator

I will give them something they've never seen before.

So, Spaniard, we shall go to Rome together and have bloody adventures. - Gladiator

So, Spaniard, we shall go to Rome together and have bloody...

And the great whore will suckle us until we are fat and happy and can suckle no more. - Gladiator

And the great whore will suckle us until we are fat and...

And then, when enough men have died, perhaps you will have your freedom. - Gladiator

And then, when enough men have died, perhaps you will have...

Are you not entertained Are you not entertainedIs this not why you're hereSpaniard Spaniard Spaniard - Gladiator

Are you not entertained Are you not entertainedIs this not...

It's somewhere out there, my country. - Gladiator

It's somewhere out there, my country.

Spaniard! - Gladiator

What do you want? - Gladiator

What do you want?

You sent for me Yes I didYou're good Spaniard but you're not that goodYou could be magnificentI'm required to kill so I kill That is enoughThat's enough for the provinces but not for RomeThe young emperor has arranged a series of spectaclesto commemorate - Gladiator

You sent for me Yes I didYou're good Spaniard but...

You're good Spaniard but you're not that goodYou could be magnificent - Gladiator

You're good Spaniard but you're not that goodYou...

You see, my wife and my son are already waiting for me. - Gladiator

You see, my wife and my son are already waiting for me.

I'm required to kill so I kill That is enoughThat's enough for the provinces but not for Rome - Gladiator

I'm required to kill so I kill That is...

You'll meet them again. - Gladiator

You'll meet them again.

The young emperor has arranged a series of spectacles to commemorate his father, Marcus Aurelius. - Gladiator

The young emperor has arranged a series of spectacles to...

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In the year 180, the death of emperor Marcus Aurelius throws the Roman Empire into chaos. Maximus is one of the Roman army's most capable and trusted generals and a key advisor to the emperor. As Marcus' devious son Commodus ascends to the throne, Maximus is set to be executed. He escapes, but is captured by slave traders. Renamed Spaniard and forced to become a gladiator, Maximus must battle to the death with other men for the amusement of paying audiences.

User Rating: 5.0 (2 ratings)

Director: Ridley Scott

Writer: David Franzoni, John Logan, William Nicholson

Production: Universal Pictures,Scott Free Productions,Red Wagon Entertainment,Mill Film,DreamWorks Pictures

Genre: action, drama, adventure

Year: 2000

MetaScore: 67/100

ImdbRating: 8.5

BoxOffice: $187,705,427

Released: 05 May 2000

Awards: Won 5 Oscars. 59 wins & 106 nominations total

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